Proper and useful baby gifts are one of the hardest decisions to make. The principle concern most people have is deciding what the new mom and dad need for their newborn baby gift. Some people will try to guess what is needed and make a decision based on a guess. This is why in most gift giving sessions there are always a few gifts that are either duplicates or unnecessary. The best way to handle this is to call the gift recipients or in case of a group gift to call the group coordinator and ask what is needed. Also find out why each item is needed because some items may be in greater need than others. This determines which items are needed now for the care of the newborn baby and which items can be classified as nice to have but not needed now.